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It's not often, at least from where I know
That one institution has been granted the privilege
And honor of a Jubilee Year, Holy Year
To commemorate an event relevant to the institution
In this case, the beneficiaries have been us
The Franciscans of Mary
The Apostolic Penitentiary
Chaired by former nuncio in Spain, Cardinal Monteiro
Has granted to our spiritual family this great gift
With the occasion of celebrating this year
The XXV anniversary of the founding
And twentieth of the first approval
Granted in 1993 by the Cardinal Archbishop
Of Madrid at that time, Angel Suquía
During this year of grace
It is specified in the decree
We shall have seven dates
to gain a plenary indulgence
October 15th, day of the foundation
And feast of St. Teresa of Jesus
December 8th (Solemnity of the Immaculate)
December 12th (feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe)
And by next year
March 25th feast of the Annunciation
And incarnation of the Lord
July 25th feast of St. James
Patron of Spain and first missionary
September 8th ( Nativity of the Blessed ***)
And October 4th (feast of St. Francis of Assisi)
Which will close the Jubilee Year
At the indicated days,
Not only the members of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
but all who want
To join the Eucharistic celebrations
And meet the conditions prescribed by the Church
Could receive the great gift
Of the plenary indulgence
Or apply for this to their deceased relatives
Furthermore, the Vatican has allowed the joy
Of this same benefit to those who
For health reasons
Cannot participate in the Eucharistic celebrations
But can watch the Masses
Through our TV on the internet (www.magnificat.tv).
Moreover, as the Franciscans of Mary
Are present in 36 countries
This great gift can be applied
In all countries where we are
In every diocese where there is one of our
Nearly 600 schools of gratitude
Which is what our communities are called
And where we are in more than 160 dioceses
Around the world
Thanks, therefore, to the Holy See
And the existence of this small
And humble spiritual family,
A rain of graces
Will be spilled
On all these countries and cities
Making it possible for thousands of faithful souls
To receive this great gift
For them or for their dead
if we consider those who will be participating
Through our video on the internet
The amount of people will increase exponentially
But a Holy Year, a Jubilee Year
Is much more than an opportunity
To obtain the plenary indulgence
It is a time of grace, a time of God
A time to be dedicated to the Lord
To conversion, to renewal
To be more closely united
With the God who loves us
And whom we love with all our heart
Moreover, as the Jubilee Year speaks us of joy
Happiness, praise and thanksgiving
in this case
Gratitude and joy comes from the existence
Of the Franciscans of Mary whose founder
The Holy Spirit, wanted to give the Church
A new charism dedicated
to spreading the spirituality of gratitude
in imitation of the Blessed ***
And St. Francis of Assisi
In a time when we only talk
About human rights
We, The Franciscans of Mary
Raise the flag of the rights of God
And we want to remind everyone
That God has the right to be respected
Worshiped, obeyed and loved
And that only when these rights are respected
Human rights are also duly respected
The existence of a charisma
Dedicated to teach how to thank
God and the neighbor
Is a real gift to the Church
This is what the Church recognizes
And therefore invites all and strangers
To rejoice, to burst with joy
And thank God for His Divine Providence
Which He never abandons his Church.
In this Holy Year, in this Jubilee Year
The Franciscans of Mary say to the Lord
United with Pope Francis
That WE are here
You can count with our humble contribution
Together with others
To renew and repair Your house
So that this house can
always be yours
The pure and clean house of God
In which all men
And especially the last
Can find welcome and hope